First Lines #3
The Rich Flee and the Poor Take the Bus
I like this one a lot.
In 430 BCE, a unique malady arrived in the Athenian port of Piraeus soon after the onset of the Pelopponesian War. Strange Symptoms cursed women, men, and children of normally good health. At first, the folk of Piraeus feared that the invading Spartans had poisoned their water reservoirs. Soon, however, they realized their crisis was much worse.
I usually tell authors who have something to say about the world as it is now that they shouldn’t start too far in the past. But every rule is made to be broken, and Troy does it so well. Pick up a copy of his book and if you’re in New York City, go see him at an exclusive launch party.
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Thanks Robin! A salad always tastes better when someone else makes it, and I think a book sounds better when someone else reads it! Appreciate the shout out!